It was already completely light, and Fern let the clouds trot at an unhurried pace, which allowed the horses to run farther. The fresh morning air blows in and the roads are dotted with trees with birds chirping.

Fern was also infected by this beautiful morning, and his mood improved, and he was no longer affected by the heavy things on his mind. He looked at Enoch, who was leading the way at the front, and couldn't help but sigh. "I used to lead the way, and I knew how tiring it was to be the first one, but now someone has finally taken my place. ”

"It's really cheap for you. Queai laughed and quipped that it would be a real thing for her to get back on the journey with Fern, and of course, it would be better if it were just the two of them.

Fern smiled at Queay, urging the clouds to catch up with Enoch, and the warrior was meticulously watching the movements around him. "Don't be so nervous, there shouldn't be any danger here. ”

Enoch turned his head and nodded to the mercenary. "I dare not be careless, I must ensure your safety, this is Maurice's order, and if you have any instructions, as long as they are reasonable, Miruria and I must obey them. ”

The people of the Frontier Country are indeed the same as Stan, Fern thought to himself, but the topic was diverted, "Enoch, you're not from Doyle, how can you do things for Morris?"

Enoch stared at Fern for a few seconds before slowly speaking, "I'm from Altoona, and although I'm from the same border country, Altoona doesn't have the opportunity to face the dark tide directly like Doyle, so I went to Doyle to join the army there. ”

"Oh?" Fern was impressed by the warrior in front of him. "Most people shy away from the Dark Tide, and you're looking for an opportunity to fight them?"

"Maybe I'm just one of those who like to find trouble......" Enoch paused, and turned back to Miruria, and with a strain of the scout's legs, the mount ran ahead of the two and began to lead the team forward, before the warrior began to continue. I used to guard the fortress of Magnus in the Twilight Forest, but this time the dark tide didn't seem to target it, but captured Sara in the east, so I don't want to wait for this battle to end in the fortress. ”

"Courage is commendable. Fern suddenly became curious about the Twilight Forest. "How many defenders are there in the Twilight Forest?"

Enoch glanced at the mercenary alertly, but replied anyway, "I don't know the specifics, but I don't think it will be less than two thousand, most of them are in Magnus Fortress, and the others are patrolling the forest." ”

"Shall we go there this time?" asked Fern, worried, "I mean the Twilight Forest, where you can easily never get out without a guide." ”

"Not yet, but I'm not sure what will happen after meeting Adeline. "Enoch was very cooperative with Fern's questions. "Even if you want to enter there, you don't have to worry, I've been stationed there for more than two years, and I can be your guide. ”

Fern nodded in satisfaction, then quietly pointed to the scout riding at the front. "She doesn't seem to like to talk much, and since we're in the same boat now, I think it's better to get to know each other. ”

A rare smile appeared on Enoch's serious face. "Miruria's that is, don't mind, she's a very competent scout. With that, the warrior beckoned to the front, and Miruria looked back at him in confusion, then shook her head, and Enoch looked at Fern helplessly. "She thought that if she joined us in the conversation, then no one would be on the front guard, so she refused. ”

Fern raised an eyebrow and shrugged his shoulders in surprise. "Then let's get some rest, we haven't eaten since we arrived in the early hours of the morning, and the guys from the Mage Tower must not know where we've been. The mercenary pointed to a forest in front of him on the right. "There it is. ”

Enoch loudly conveyed Fern's instructions to Miruria, and the scout nodded, then hurried his mount to speed towards the woods, kicking up dust behind him.

By the time the others reached the woods, Miluria had cleared a clearing, some food had been piled up on the ground, and an improvised stand was boiling water. The scout leaned against a tree, holding a long loaf of bread in his hand and nibbling on it.

"Really...... Thank you very much. Fern didn't expect Miruria to be so professional, and even thought she was doing better than herself. "I didn't expect a girl to be able to do so well. ”

Miruria glanced at the mercenary, snorted through her nose, and continued to eat herself.

Fern gestured to Queai, leaned over and whispered, "It seems that only you are out of the way, we need to know something about them." ”

Kuiai nodded, took out two teacups and some jasmine leaves from his pannier, soaked two cups in freshly boiled water, and then beckoned to the scout, "Come and have some tea, dry bread is not easy to swallow." ”

Miruria seemed to be choking on dry bread, and her tears were almost choking out, and the scout hurriedly sat down beside Queai, picking up the teacup and sipping the tea slowly. Finally, after swallowing the clogged bread in his throat, the scout relented and returned the teacup to Quiai. "Thank you. Even if it was a word of thanks, she was very stingy and just said two words.

Quiai smiled and took the cup, continued to pour it, and handed it back. "Drink more, although it should be spring, but the weather is still so cold, and it seems to be getting colder, you should drink more hot tea." ”

A grateful look flashed in Miruria's eyes, and she nodded to the mage and took the teacup.

Enoch on the side also took out his teacup and was about to pour a cup of hot water, but was snatched by Fern. "What kind of water to drink, I have this here. The mercenary triumphantly pulled out a metal wine bottle from behind him and unscrewed the lid in two clicks.

It can be seen that Enoch is also a lover of alcohol, and although he wants to refuse, his eyes still betray him. The warrior thanked Fern, took the cup, and took a sip. After taking a sip, the warrior remembered something and removed a bulging burlap bag from his belt. "This is our journey fee, and Maurice asked me to leave it to you for safekeeping. ”

Fern took the bag and weighed it in his hand, catching a glimpse of the scout's disgusted look out of the corner of his eye. The mercenary put the bag on the ground, stood up and went to the pannier to take out an empty woolen cloth bag, then returned to the place where he had been sitting, and poured out all the coins in the burlap bag, and roughly counted them. "Two hundred gold coins, Maurice is really generous. ”

Enoch had never seen such a large number of gold coins before, and his eyes widened, and even Miruria, who had been silent, raised her eyebrows slightly.

Fern divided the gold into two equal parts, put one of them in a woollen bag, and the other back into a burlap bag, then tied the bag tightly and returned it to Enoch. "I don't have the talent to manage money, in order to prevent your share from being spent by me, you should keep it yourself. ”

Both the warrior and the scout looked at the mercenary in surprise, obviously not expecting him to do this, Enoch hurriedly waved his hand and refused, "Morris asked me to hand it all over to you, I have to follow his instructions." ”

"And what if this is my instruction? You said Morris told you to follow my instructions. The corners of Fern's mouth curled. "I guess that makes sense. ”

The warrior struggled for a while before compromising. "Oh well. Enoch shrugged helplessly, took the money bag, and tied it tightly to his belt.

Quiai chuckled as she saw that the scout's look at Fern was no longer as disdainful as it had been. "Miruria, you should be a Doyle, how did you join the Doyle army?"

The scout looked sideways at the mage in some surprise, thought for a moment and replied, "My father died very young, and it was too hard for my mother to raise four children on her own, so I joined the army so that I could support myself and sometimes give my mother some money. ”

Quiai laughed a little awkwardly. "Are you the eldest child in the family?"

"Yes. Miruria didn't react unnaturally. "In Doyle, where it's not uncommon for me to have most of the country's power thrown into the war against the Dark Tide, the first thing every child has to do at an age when they are just old enough to lift a weapon is to choose their favorite weapon, rather than pick up a hoe and go to work in the fields. ”

"So Doyle is not as rich as your country, and most of the people are struggling to survive. Enoch added, then patted the purse around his waist. "We can't even imagine that there are so many gold coins. ”

Fern felt something touch in his heart, and although he had already learned a little about Doyle and Sara from Stan and Ray's mouths, Miruria's words still surprised him. The mercenary looked at the two new companions in front of him carefully, the warrior's dark yellow hair was not as short as Stan's, which could cover part of his forehead, and his face was not as angular as that of the Doyle, but somewhat similar to himself. In terms of stature, the warrior is not as strong as Stan, nor is he as tall, although he is not short, but he gives the impression of being very reliable. Like a hound, always keeping an eye on what was going on around him, the idea popped into Fern's mind. The other companion, Miruria, is a typical Doyle woman, with pale yellow hair, pale yellow eyes, and facial features similar to Rui, always revealing a cold glow.

Fern looked up just in time to meet Quiai's gaze, and the two nodded to each other, and Morris had found a good companion for them anyway.